Cool robber in hot situation

Published: January 22, 2004 7:00 PM

Despite the brutal cold, things heated up for a woman at a Highland Avenue convenience store late Thursday evening, and Cambridge police continued to search for a subject they say robbed the business, possibly at gunpoint.

As of The Daily Jeffersonian press time Friday, the suspect described as a white male, five feet 10 inches tall, 150 pounds and wearing dark-colored sweat pants covering jeans, a brown hooded sweatshirt, silver rim glasses and a bandana remained at large.

According to reports, police sergeants Mark Baker and Phil Hall and patrolmen Mark Delancey, Sam Williams, Dwayne Helmick and John Caprita responded to a report of an armed robbery at Ameristop Food Mart, 256 Highland Ave., shortly after 11 p.m.

An employee there said the suspect entered the store as she was stocking a cooler and remarked, Its mighty cold out there, huh as she approached the cash register. He then pointed what she believed to be a firearm at her and demanded cash from the register. No weapon was observed by the employee, she said, as he kept one hand concealed within his clothing.

With an undisclosed amount of cash in hand the suspect fled the store, heading north on foot, the employee reported. However, he dropped $14 in dollar bills, which were collected by the clerk and turned over to police.

A search of the surrounding area yielded no suspect.

Anyone with knowledge of the suspect is asked to contact Cambridge police, 439-4431.